Cronadun
Cronadun | |
|---|---|
West Coast | |
| District | Buller District |
| Electorates | West Coast-Tasman Te Tai Tonga |
Cronadun is a small village located in the
railway
pass through the village.
Name
Sometimes recorded as Cronaden and Cronadon, the locality was named by three brothers – Timothy, John, and Dominic Gallagher – after their home in County Donegal. Crough na dun (Irish:Cró na Doinne) means "hill of the fort", and Anglicised is Cronadun.[1]
History
In 1901 Cronadun had a population of 39, with a hotel, post office, store, and telephone bureau.[2]
Railway
For a few years, Cronadun was the terminus of the Stillwater–Westport Line as construction progressed from
Reefton alongside the Inangahua River towards the Buller Gorge. Cronadun became the terminus in 1908, and the next section to Inangahua Junction
opened in 1914.
References
- OCLC 49290681.
- ^ "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand". NZETC. 1906. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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